Agrarian Power and Agricultural Productivity in South Asia

Download or read book Agrarian Power and Agricultural Productivity in South Asia written by Meghnad Desai and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1984-01-01 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Economic policy analysis of the relationship between the political power of local government and productivity in the agricultural sector in South Asia - analyses the impact of social change on sugar cane agricultural production, as well as historical aspects of power structures in India; examines economic implications of local level power configurations, esp. As regards farm-level decision making; discusses determinants and varieties of rural mobilization. References, statistical tables.